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Data Show California Is a Living Example of the Good Intentions Fallacy 0
- Economics
- January 9, 2019
During a speech at Harvard several years ago, Charlie Munger related a story about a surgeon who removed “bushel baskets full of normal gallbladders” from patients. The doctor was eventually removed, but much later than he should have been. Munger, the vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, wondered what motivated the doctor, so he asked a surgeon who
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Is There a Case for Keeping the Lights on in America’s Libraries?0
- Culture
- January 9, 2019
“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” – Jorge Luis Borges Like Borges, Americans have long treasured libraries. From Benjamin Franklin, who helped put together one of America’s first lending libraries, to Andrew Carnegie, who funded more than 2,500 libraries, to Laura Bush, whose foundation has provided millions of dollars to
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Fact-Checking 5 of Trump’s Claims in Border Speech 0
- Politics
- January 9, 2019
President Donald Trump made the case Tuesday night for the $5.7 billion he wants Congress to approve for a wall expanding the physical barrier along the southern border to stop the flow of illegal immigrants and drugs. The Daily Signal examined five of the president’s claims in his 10-minute speech from the Oval Office. 1. “All Americans
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What Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Gets Wrong about Europe 0
- January 9, 2019
During her interview with 60 Minutes on Sunday, newly sworn in Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez justified her vision of democratic socialism by invoking a caricature of Europe. When asked if she wanted to turn the United States into a version of Venezuela or the Soviet Union, Ocasio-Cortez demurred with an incredulous smile. “What we have in mind,” she said, according to the transcript,
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Meghan Markle Spent a Lot More on Clothes Than Kate in 2018. Here’s Why.0
- Culture
- January 9, 2019
Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, is enjoying the perks of royalty and it has come back to bite her. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will attend the @RoyalVariety Performance at the London Palladium on Monday 19th November. #RoyalVarietyPerformance #Variety4Charity pic.twitter.com/oc26pWfbba — Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) November 13, 2018 Each year, royal fashion blog UFOnomore releases
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Are We Witnessing the End of the Bitcoin Era?1
- Economics
- January 8, 2019
The Bitcoin revolution seemed unstoppable. Despite suffering multiple large corrections over the last years, Bitcoin’s price kept reaching new highs until almost surpassing the $20,000 threshold, something unimaginable when Bitcoin emerged in 2009. I remember watching in 2015 the documentary The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin, whose title may now look pretentious, but at the
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Data Show California Is a Living Example of the Good Intentions Fallacy 0